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Krell Amps vs others

My question relates to the powering of speakers that can handle large power loads. Krell is often mentioned as quite good at pushing these type of speakers (ie Dynaudio). What other companies make equally powerful class A amps wih high output into 4 Ohm speakers. My sense is that my Dynaudio Contour 3.3 can take a heavy power load, even more than the 450wpc into 4 ohms they are currently getting from y existing amp.
pettyfeversk
sogood51
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I run a krell Ksa250 0n my large power hungry speakers. jffyg is right on the money regarding weight and heat of class a high power amps. My amp is 150 lbs. and runs very warm to the touch. My book states that it can put out 2000 watts into 1 ohm load. I think that ware all these big super power amps really shine on large power hungry speakers is at low volume listening. They sound just as good at two or three watts as they do at hundreds of watts.
tabu
42 posts
 
try krell krs100or krs200 ,or lamm m1.1, they are pure
class A all the way and sound awsome.
rosstaman
455 posts
 
I've owned Dynaudio Contour 3.3 speakers for about three years now and have used both the Plinius SA 250 MK.IV and now use Pass Labs X600 reference monoblocks. Both amps had no problem delivering enough power to make the Dyn's sing. However, they are very different sounding amps. The Plinius being warmer (does not sound as "solid state" as most SS amps) and having a more natural sound. The Pass being very revealing of the source as it retrieves every bit øf detail, which is not kind to poorly recorded music. If possible, try to demo the amp in your home before making the purchase. Your preference in the type of sound you enjoy, can only be determined by you! Some audiophiles hate Krells, some Krell owners hate Plinius, some Plinius owners hate Pass Labs, and we all hate Bose.

"Music is in the ear of the beholder!"
muralman1
1,527 posts
 
Good one Rosstaman, and I've heard the same story all turned around. The fellow I bought my X-600 to power the Apogee Scintilla from also was selling his Rowlands 9tc. He preferred the Pass amps over the Rowlands. I'm using the 600 to power the only 1 ohm speaker there is. There just isn't any more power hungry speaker around than the Scintilla. When this speaker was made, no amp could make it go loud. My Scintillas go real loud, and just like you said, the Pass shows every tiny faintest detail in your recording AND your audio chain. I don't miss the warm (natural?) sound of the Plinius, as I am employing a CDP with a tube output. I control sound nuances with tube rolling. That way I get to keep all the big dynamics and transparency of the Pass.
bigkidz
3,394 posts
 
Plenty used Pass amps X-250 & X-350 here to buy. They sound wonderfull to me.
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